Amazing Train Journeys

- Season 3

(2013)

Some famous places: Rangoon, Mandalay, Bagan, the Gokteik viaduct, the Imle Lake , the Golden Rock and also small places Kyaukme (where Philippe begins his travel), the suburbs of Rangoon, Kalaw and little villages. Very nice encounters: the palm reader in Kyaukme, the lady praying when the train was crossing the Gokteik viaduct, the family who prepares gold leaves, the medium in a small village, the flowers women who spoke for the first time with a foreigner, the women in the train explaining why they use thanaka powder on their faces, the women on the railway tracks...

Beginning of the journey near CapetowN. in a suburban train a preacher is telling the Good Word: some passengers are listening to him and smiling.Then Philippe goes to the Cape of Good Hope and tells about the story of Capetown as stopover for the boats going from Europe to Asia.Then Philippe takes the ROVOS, a luxury train which goes from Capetown to Tanzania (14 days): wooden wagons, dining car (the men must wear ties for the supper), beautiful landscapes.Philippe leaves the train at Kimberley.He goes now to a sacred place: a system of caves where people communicate...

This travel in the northern part of Brasil begins in Salvador : in a suburban train Philippe meets a group of musicians who is playing samba.Then Philippe explains that Salvador, a very rich many years ago is note a quiet town: about 365 churches in all the town: but one of these churches is dedicated to the Lord of Bonfim: he meets a catholic priest who is blessing cars.Then the people have come to the church to ask for a help and Philippe can see the room of the miracles where people hang a plastic hand or a plastic leg to thank for their recovery.Then Philippe ...

Beginning of the travel in Manilla, a very huge town of 11 millions of inhabitants.Philippe goes to the railway station, buys a ticket: then in the hall the people are queuing and waiting: then in groups of 2 persons there are entering into the suburban train,Philippe enters also and stays among a lot of women.He asked why there are so many women in the wagon and they explain him that this wagon is reserved for the women, but no problems because he is foreigner: these wagon for women have introduced because the women complained about the unpleasant physical contact.So...

Philippe begins his journey in Chicago, the city of the winds: in this town are the first sky scrapers of the United States.Philippe will take the Loop, the train circulating above the streets of Chicago.Then Philippe takes the Amtrak train to Omaha.There Philippe is invited to a pork meat auction: the auctioneer is really brilliant, look at the people offering a price and speaks very fast.This auctioneer invites Philippe to his ranch: there the auctioneer feels himself in harmony with the nature.In Omaha Philippe meets Dave, a man who buys old wagon and restore them,...

Beginning of the journey at Ambila, a small train station at the Indian Ocean.Philippe buys a cup of coffee and the woman explains him how she prepares the coffee.In the train to Moramanga Philippe speaks with a woman who makes her own hats (Madagascar is the country of resourcefulness).Then Philippe taxes a "taxi-brousse" to a village feast: there the men try to catch zebus.Return to Moramanga and now by train to Amboasary: there is a special first class wagon of this "TransLemurie Train".At a station a woman sells him a papaw (anona fruit): this train circulates ...